Australia's $9 billion polymers industry will be boosted by a national cooperative research initiative. The launch featured a novel degradable plastic film that Greening Australia and the Birchip Cropping Group have shown can dramatically ...
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The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
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Related Media Honey laundering trails all lead to China Honey bee toxin may destroy HIV Honey bee losses defy solitary explanations Could a robot honey bee actually pollinate an orchard or crop field? With a carbon fiber body and titanium ...
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Automakers began using laminated safety glass, also known as auto glass, for automobile windshields in 1927. To make laminated safety glass, the manufacturer sandwiches a thin layer of flexible clear plastic film called polyvinyl butyral ...
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Custom-engineered packaging producer UFP Technologies has introduced its new FlexShield pouch for the medical device industry. The medical device pouch designed for screws, rods, plates and other instruments, provides puncture and ...
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Plastic film recycling in the US increased 4% to reach one billion pounds annually in 2011 for the first time, according to a new report developed by Moore Recycling Associates. The report developed, on behalf of the American Chemistry ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), and GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The ...
When used in any setting for the purpose of design, glass looks absolutely luxurious. With its clarity and its sleekness, lovers of contemporary and modern design would know how gorgeous glass can make your home look. While aesthetics are a ...
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jihepackage, A new product, the level of industrial production depends on the needs of the community, performance and cost, as well as alternative products, social effects and environmental issues are also important factors that can not be ...
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Knott's Fine Foods is voluntarily recalling its 3oz. Chicken Salad Sandwiches with an expiration date of 29 January 2013 and earlier, as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Food and Drug Administration ...
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Italian packaging production fell 3.6% in 2012 according to preliminary data from the Italian Institute of Packaging, with falls in all sectors, including steel and plastics. Total production was 14.7 million mt in 2012, down from ...
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US-based plastic film converter MULTI-PLASTICS has introduced a new laminated pouch structure EZTear, which can be used in easy open stick packs or similar flexible packaging applications. According to the company, the new EZTear ...
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BOBST is all set to introduce its new technologies for printing & converting plastic film and flexible materials. The company will introduce its new BOBST General Registron Hawkeye monitoring system that detects, counts and categorizes ...
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Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has released a new report which indicates that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011. According to the report in total, more than 268.5 million kilograms ...
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Blown plastic film and bag manufacturer Petoskey Plastics is all set to invest$16m in a bid to expand three of its US facilities located in Hartford City,Indiana;Morristown,Tennessee;and Petoskey,Michigan. The company will direct majority ...
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